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Remembrance Sunday – November 7th, 2021

November 7, 2021

Today’s service will be shared as a livestream on YouTube and Zoom as well as in-person, beginning with a prelude leading up to 10:30am. Registration is no longer required for in-person worship, but proof of vaccination must be shown each time. Further details about in-person worship can be found here.

Today we mark Remembrance Sunday with two minutes of silence, as well as in music, readings and prayers.

Our music includes a virtual choir project with a beautiful arrangement of “Abide With Me” accompanied by piano and trumpet. Our hymns carry the theme of peace and we will close hearing Stephen Chatman’s “Remember.”

Our scripture includes a verses from Micah, sharing a vision from peace, and a gospel story. The readings will also include “In Flanders Fields.”

The Stories and Makers Nest

Today we continue hearing the story of Moses. For today’s craft we will need a plastic cup, an exacto knife or scissors (and a grown up nearby), construction paper, tape, and markers.

Watch the Stories and Makers Nest at 9:55am on Zoom, or any time on YouTube.

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Next Sunday

November 14th our focus is The Song of Hannah – another lesser heard passage of scripture (like Naomi and Ruth a few weeks ago and David and Jonathan in June). As we listen to Hannah’s song we might begin to anticipate how it will be echoed by Mary’s song (the Magnificat), beginning to point us toward Advent.

We will be sharing more about Advent and Christmas soon, as we look forward to ways to worship together inside, outside, and online!

In-Person Worship

November 4, 2021

Starting this Sunday November 7th, we will no longer require registration, or have a capacity limit on our in-person Sunday attendance. In order to make this possible, if you are attending in-person and are over the age of 12, you must show proof of vaccination every time.

While we do not yet have an in-person children’s program, children under the age of 11 are welcome to attend and stay with their family during the service. Children may borrow books or colouring materials to use during the service from the children’s area, and one family may choose to use the children’s area rather than being seated in the pews.

Please follow these guidelines for in-person worship in order to keep the experience as COVID safe as possible:

  • In order to enter the building, each person must be fully vaccinated if they are over the age of 12, or have a medical exemption (you must speak to Emily Gordon in advance about the medical exemption), and fill out an attestation form, if you have not already done so.
  • Wear a mask at all times in the building.
  • Maintain social distancing from those not in your bubble whenever possible.
  • Arrive at the church 10 minutes before the service begins to show proof of vaccination, sign in and find your seat.
  • Please arrive on time to facilitate sign in and showing proof of vaccination.
  • Everyone will use the Main Millwood (ramp) entrance to enter, sign in, and exit the building.
  • If you have any COVID symptoms, have had contact with a known COVID case, or are waiting for the results of a COVID test you must stay and worship at home.
  • During in-person worship, please remain seated during hymns and do not sing.
  • Following worship, if you wish to speak to other attendees, you are invited to exit the building first, and do so on the lawn.

If you are considering baptism for yourself or child (children), we are conducting baptism services with COVID-19 protocols in place. Contact Emily Gordon for more information about baptism at Leaside United.

Please speak to Anne Raby or Emily Gordon (emily@leasideuc.com or 647-303-6709) if you have any questions about the in-person worship option.

We will continue to provide online worship services via YouTube and Zoom. We also look forward to spending time together outdoors for “In the Wild” worship services on the church lawn.

There are many ways to worship at Leaside United, inside, outside and online!

All Saints Day Memorial Service

November 1, 2021

All Saints COVID-19 Memorial Service – featuring music from Leaside United Chancel Choir, Leads and Director of Music, Matthew Boutda.

Livestreamed earlier today:

Loss and Love – Sunday October 31st

October 31, 2021

Today’s service has the theme of “Love and Loss.” We will take time to light candles in remembrance and for joys and sorrows. If you are taking part on YouTube or Zoom, you are invited to bring a candle (or candles) to where you are watching the service, so that you might light it during this time.

Our scripture reading today is part of the lesser read book of Ruth 1:1-18, and brings themes of loss and love together. Our closing hymn today is a favourite, Abide with Me.

Click for YouTube Livestream

Stories and Makers Nest:

Next Sunday

November 7th will be our Remembrance Sunday service, with our next virtual choir project of the fall as well as two minutes of silence.